Separated Siamese twins improve
NZPA Salt Lake City The condition of the separated Siamese twins, Lisa and Elisa Hansen, was raised to fair yesterday and for the first time doctors expressed optimism about the girls’ future. Early indications were favourable and the doctors had said the twins were progressing well, said Dr John Dwan, a spokesman at the University of Utah Medical Centre. The girls, aged 20 months, joined at the top of their heads at birth, were surgically separated
in a 16J-hour operation on May 30. They were listed in a critical but stable condition for a week after the separation. That was changed to a serious but stable condition a week ago. “The girls continue to eat and sleep regularly. They are held often by their parents and nurses, and are responding to outside stimuli,” Dr Dwan said. The twins had also started limited physical therapy to help them move independently and to improve their ability to move.
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